Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed Erlan Abdyldaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the accompanying Kyrgyz delegation to Washington for the third round of Kyrgyz Republic - United States Annual Bilateral Consultations on April 8-10, 2015. The Secretary and Foreign Minister acknowledged that the consultations were an important opportunity to renew the bilateral relationship and review the impressive democratic, social, economic, security, and human rights gains made since the independence of the Kyrgyz Republic 24 years ago. Secretary Kerry confirmed that the Kyrgyz Republic is an important partner of the United States and emphasized the long-standing and continuing U.S. support for the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Secretary and Foreign Minister recognized the efforts of the Kyrgyz Republic to encourage full implementation of the Minsk agreements by all sides.

Kyrgyz Republic’s Ambassador to the United States Kadyr Toktogulov on March 4, 2015, met with Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal. Ambassador Kadyr Toktogulov and Assistant Secretary Nisha Biswal discussed ways of developing Kyrgyz-American bilateral relations as well as cooperation between government agencies of both countries.